557, the 38th year of the Black Moon

When Charles first transmigrated to this world, he knew about the sacred covenant, "The Laws of the Gods," which the nine divine beings who governed this world had established in an indescribable ancient era. It dictated that the gods would take turns ruling the world every hundred years, a period called an Era.

At the time of his arrival, it was the thirty-fifth year of Lady Black Moon's governance. Now it had already reached the thirty-eighth year of Black Moon.

If all went well in Charles's life, he could live to see the day when the Serpent of Destiny would take over the Era, which was not too far in the future, merely sixty or so years away.

If Charles chose not to ascend to the Divine level, he would likely be able to live the rest of his days in comfortable retirement.

After all, there was nothing happier for God's Favored than to live in the Era of the God they worshiped.